Uganda vs Zambia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Uganda
16.0%
in 1999
Zambia
12.5%
in 2004
Uganda rank
16th
Zambia rank
18th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 16.0% against 12.5% in Zambia, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.9% | 40.2% | 35.8% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 88.5% | 47.5% | 41.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 54.3% | 30.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines), Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 16.0% against 12.5% in Zambia as of 1999.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Uganda and Zambia?
- 3.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1999.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Uganda ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.